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The Sony Handycam® HDR-CX200, with the touch-screen LCD display deployed

Preserve a perfect day

You pull out from the checked ground cover to reveal the picnic basket. A hand reaches in to take out the lunchtime goodies. A squeal of laughter makes you turn and go full wide  and your son's face fills the frame.

Another typical day for the Sony Handycam® HDR-CX200. After all, its typical days consist of expertly documenting your exceptional days. With its Intelligent Auto mode seamlessly selecting from almost 60 different scene combinations to make the most of what you're shooting, how can you help but preserve the unique character of your special days? Even in low light, the 'CX200 shines, with the Carl Zeiss® engineered lens feeding Sony's sensitive back-illuminated Exmor® R sensor. And the 25X optical zoom lens is perfect for getting up close to the action.

This camcorder stands ready for action

The director calls "action"

Did we say action? This camcorder is made for it. With SteadyShot® Image Stabilization, you can jog right alongside your running toddler and bring home images that keep him stable in the frame. The innovative 3-Way Shake Canceling feature works to remove all the shimmies that can dog other camcorders.

Memory for your memories

Because this camcorder takes Memory Sticks® and SD cards, you can customize the amount of storage you have  with just a few cards you'll have hours upon hours of capacity waiting for when you need it. And the 'CX210 will also copy your memories to an external hard drive without the aid of a computer. For that, you'll need an optional USB adapter cable available from Sony (the VMC-UAM1 cable). Here's another trick: you can access media on that hard drive using the 'CX200's handy playback controls, and display those files on your HDTV via an HDMI connection from the camcorder.

The producer is built-in

Don't feel like editing your footage? Highlight Playback mode will identify and compile scenes from your day of shooting and make a short, engaging movie complete with music and transitions. You can even select the scenes you want in your day's highlight reel.

Shoot videos for posterity  or posting online

From birthday parties to YouTube antics, camcorders let you capture moments you can share with friends and family, or the world at large. Most newer camcorders save your videos to built-in digital memory or a removable memory card. Some models come with a built-in hard disk drive that gives you much more storage. For maximum portability, check out our smaller cams that fit into a pocket or purse. For high-def videos that look awesome on your HDTV, go for a slightly larger model with a better lens and image sensor.

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General Features

Memory Card Slot: The Sony HDR-CX200 Full HD camcorder can record video and photos onto
Memory Stick PRO Duo and PRO-HG Duo cards up to 32 GB in capacity, as well as
Class 4 or faster SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memory Cards up to 64 GB.

2.7" Touch Panel LCD Screen: The 2.7" touch
panel LCD screen provides excellent viewing clarity with improved resolution.
The high resolution 230,400 pixel (960 x 240) LCD screen rotates up to 270
degrees for multiple viewing angles providing sharp and detailed images for
monitoring or playback. In addition, the touch panel LCD allows you to navigate through the menu
system by touching the LCD screen. The LCD also features an adjustable
brightness and color level. You can
also power on this camcorder by simply opening its LCD display.

Zoom: The camcorder's maximum optical zoom depends upon the
SteadyShot setting. With the setting at Active, the optical zoom is 25x. If
SteadyShot is set to Standard or Off, the maximum optical zoom is 30x. Combined
with the digital zoom, the total zoom capability is 300x. Because the digital zoom
processes the image digitally, the picture quality deteriorates the more you zoom in. The
power zoom lever can be moved slightly for a slow zoom, or moved further for a
faster zoom.

Face Detection: The camcorder's Face Detection technology
recognizes faces and optimizes the camera settings for videos and still photos.
Videos and photos recorded using Face Detection are indexed according to the
faces detected in each scene. This allows you to search for what you want by
selecting the faces displayed in the index.

Focus Modes: The Sony Handycam HDR-CX200 features Auto Focus
and Manual Focus modes. When using Auto Focus, you can choose to focus on a subject in the center of
the screen or with Spot Focus, focus on an off-centered object. If you are
recording subjects other than people, you can touch the subject on the
touchscreen, and the camcorder will adjust the focus automatically as it moves
within the frame. For more difficult focusing situations, you can manually
adjust the focus of the camcorder using the touch panel.

Spot Meter: You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject, so that it is recorded in
suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between the subject and
the background, such as subjects in the spotlight on a stage.

Outdoor: The white balance is adjusted for the following conditions: Outdoors, night views, neon signs and fireworks, sunrise, sunsets, under daylight fluorescent lamps.

Indoor: The white balance is adjusted for the following conditions: Indoors, party scenes and studios where lighting conditions change quickly, and under the video lamps or
incandescent-like color lamps.

One Push: The white balance will be adjusted according to the present ambient light.

Back Light: You can use the
Backlight function to adjust the exposure for backlit subjects.

Guide Frame: The Guide Frame displays a frame
and grid around your subject and allows you to check the horizontal and
vertical position.

Data Code Function: The camcorder automatically records time codes along with the images you shoot,
so you can display the date and time during playback or editing.

Protect: You can protect movies and photos to avoid deleting them by
mistake.

Direct Copy to External HDD: With an optional VMC-UAM1 USB
adapter cable, you can save movies and photos on an external hard disk drive (HDD).
Once you have saved them to the HDD, you can also playback the images and videos
through the camcorder to a connected HDTV.

Power On By LCD: You can set the camcorder to automatically
power on when you open the LCD, and turn off when you close the LCD.

Video Camcorder
Features

Video Recording: The HDR-CX200 records
High Definition video in 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios with 4 image sizes to choose
from. A Standard Definition recording mode is also available. The following
recording modes are available:

Image Quality

Bit Rate

Pixels

Aspect Ratio

High Definition

FX

24 Mbps

1920 x 1080

16:9

FH

17 Mbps

1920 x 1080

16:9

HQ

9 Mbps

1440 x 1080

16:9

LP

5 Mbps

1440 x 1080

16:9

Standard Definition

HQ

9 Mbps

720 x 480

16:9, 4:3

Built-In Zoom Mic: The built-in Zoom Microphone allows you
to record sound with directivity as you move the power zoom lever. The
camcorder's microphone level can be set to Low or Normal.

Divide Movies: The Divide
Movies feature allows you to divide movies on the inserted memory card. You cannot restore movies once they are divided.

Digital Still Camera Features

Digital Still Image Recording: The HDR-CX200 can record still
images on a Memory Stick PRO Duo or SD/SDHC/SDXC memory
card (sold separately). Still images are recorded in the following
resolutions, depending upon the selected aspect ratio:

16:9: 3072 x 1728 (16:9), 1536 x 864 (16:9)

4:3: 2304 x 1728 (4:3), 640 x 480 (4:3)

Capturing Still Images From Video: You can capture still images from
recorded video. The image size
is fixed depending upon the aspect ratio of the movie: 1920 x 1080, 640 x 360,
or 640 x 480. The recording date and time of the captured photos
is the same as the recording date and time of the movie. If there is no data
code on the movie, the recording date and time will be the date/time you
captured the photo from the video.

Self Timer:
This feature allows you to record a still image about 10 seconds after the "Photo" button is depressed.

Slide Show: You can
automatically play back images stored on the memory
card in a slide-show fashion.

Battery Information

Battery: This unit comes with an
NP-FV30 InfoLithium battery. The InfoLithium system exchanges data about its
actual power consumption with the camcorder for a more accurate estimate of
recording time available. Cold temperatures will increase battery consumption.
The battery can be charged in the camera using the AC adapter, or via USB. The
HDR-CX200 is compatible with Sony InfoLithium
V-series batteries:

Battery

Image Quality

Recording Time

Playback Time

Charging Time

Continuous

Typical

AC

USB

NP-FV30(500 mAh)

HD

95 min

45 min

135 min

115 min

150 min

STD

105 min

50 min

145 min

NP-FV50(980 mAh)

HD

180 min

90 min

255 min

155 min

280 min

STD

200 min

100 min

280 min

NP-FV70(1960 mAh)

HD

375 min

185 min

525 min

195 min

545 min

STD

415 min

205 min

565 min

NP-FV100(3700 mAh)

HD

745 min

370 min

1045 min

390 min

1000 min

STD

830 min

415 min

1120 min

Auto Shut Off: When powered by the battery the camcorder can be set to turn off automatically
if not used for 5 minutes.

Input and Output Notes

HDMI: The CX200 is equipped with a mini-HDMI (Type C) output
for connecting your camcorder to an HDTV. A 39" HDMI cable is included with the
camcorder. You can set the HDMI output resolution to 1080p/480p, 1080i/480i,
720p/480p, 480p, or 480i, depending upon the capability of the TV's input. The
Auto setting will output the signal according to the TV's capability. When
connecting the camcorder to a Bravia Sync-compatible TV via HDMI, you can
control play back on the camcorder by aiming the TV's Remote Commander at the
TV.

A/V Output: The camcorder features a proprietary Audio/Video
connection for use with the supplied A/V connecting cable for displaying the
camcorder's contents on your television. You can change the aspect ratio of the
camcorder's video output from 16:9 or 4:3 according to the screen aspect ratio
of your TV. You can also choose to display the camcorder's information, such as
the time code on the screen of your TV during playback from the camcorder. The
supplied A/V cable has a proprietary plug on one end and male stereo RCA audio
and RCA composite video connections on the other end.

Built-in USB: The camcorder has
a built-in male USB Type A plug and a 5' USB extension cable (Type A USB
female-to-Type A USB male) for connecting to a PC. Connecting to a PC via USB
allows you to download still images and
video files on the memory card. You can edit and save your video files onto your
computer, then make DVDs of them using the downloadable Picture Motion Browser
software.

DC In Jack: The DC In Jack
is for use with the supplied AC adapter and charger.

Installed Software

Installed Software: The camcorder has built-in "PlayMemories
Home" (Lite Version
software that allows you to import images and video from the
camcorder to your computer, and view and store transferred images/videos. It is
compatible with Windows 7 (SP1), Vista (SP2), and XP (SP3) operating systems
only. You can use iPhoto and iMovie software for importing video and photos on a
Mac.

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The pictures I took while video recording were awful. Not sure why. Have to check with customer service or the owner's manual. Also I think the camcorder with a built-in memory is better as I almost ran out of memory space on the separate memory disk. Otherwise as always, an excellent Sony product.